Grateful Dead - Truckin’ (REACTION)
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2024
- @AirplayBeats reacts to Truckin by Grateful Dead
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It’s pure joy watching y’all discover the magic of the Dead. ❤⚡️💙
The Grateful Dead "Hell In A Bucket"...Nuff Said.
This song never gets old for me. I remember it playing endlessly on the 8 track player in my boyfriend's Chevy just teens driving around in the summer in the 70s. Great days.
It's like jazz with no horns. So much improvisation, and playing off each other. It was different every show.
One of the best albums ever! I’m 72 and can say…”What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been”. For real! ☮️❤️😎
One of my all time favorite lyrics 🔥👍🏼
They basically had two, actually three main singers when they started out. One, PigPen, died early. That was Bob Weir, the rhythm guitarists spitting those bars. Maybe one of the greatest rhythm guitarists in history. Jerry Garcia, the lead guitarists, is the other main vocalists. Definitely a collective group who were taught how to harmonize by Crosby, Stills and Nash
It was kind of like a Beatles thing- who is singing? Many people just assume it is Jerry, when often it was Bob.
The harmonies on songs like Attics of My Life were Weir, Garcia and Lesh.
I long heard it repeated that the boys learned harmonization from CSN, but David Crosby insisted that wasn’t true, at the very least a wild exaggeration. Jerry, Bobby, and Phil had already been developing their harmonies quite a bit before hanging out with CSNY more in 1970, said Crosby.
Let Phil sing
Oh light rain
well unbroken chain
looking for familiar faces
A GREAT standard by the Dead..."what a long, strange trip it's been..."
Three singers and two drunners
When I was a kid there was an expression "Keep On Truckin!" and this song reminds of that time. This song was released in 1970 but the expression is from the 60s coined by a cartoonist. Great song!
Also a song, Keep on Trucking by Eddie Kendricks, formerly with The Temptations. Peace out.
Just imagine dancing to this tune at an outdoor festival on a sunny warm day with your favorite mood improving helper. It’s magic, man, with The Dead!
Yes great memories and so lucky to have them
I read that Garcia listened to the Beatles Rubber Soul then went to the band, "Listen we don't have their voices but let's try to do some pretty, simple harmonies like they do." Then they recorded this album, American Beauty
ahhh Truckin to start the day..
"You can all sing, but NEVER do it together." - Owsley "Bear" Stanley to the Grateful Dead in 1965 or 1966. They came a long way vocally between then and when they recorded this in 1970.
Groovin and Truckin to some DEAD. Yessir!
My older brother took me to see the Dead back in the early 80s. I took my little brothers. We were all lucky enough to see them many times while Jerry was alive.
I finally got into them in 1990 via college friends. Saw my first show at Buffalo 92. My last show was the last show, Chicago 95. Dead for life. 🙂
Saw them in Utica NY for shakedown St tour.
Like 4 hours...got in for free..hehehe
It's hard to express just how influential this band really was in rock n roll. I think what helps to demonstrate this point is knowing how many band members that were inducted into the R-N-R Hall of Fame 6 yes six members: Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Wier, Brent Mydland, Donna Jean Godchaux, Jerry Garcia, and Keith Godchaux. And this band was one of the most successful touring bands in rock history, despite having virtually no radio hits. lol which is basically never heard of...the Grateful Dead has charted 82 titles on the Billboards 200 and 43 of their 100 total albums have made it to the Billboard 200 and have managed to crack the Top 40. And the band has landed only 6 total singles on the billboard Hot 100. With their highest charting release coming when 1987's "Touch Of Grey" peaked at number 6. 🤯Amazing...Right!? lol RIP: Jerry Garcia 💔🔥🎸U R Missed
I'd suggest checking out a live performance, they really had some fantastic concerts. "Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey (Orchard Park, NY 7/4/89)" --this was the Dead's first full stadium tour as headliners (they played stadium tours in 1986 with Dylan & Petty and in 1987 with Dylan) and they played so well during this tour that they made these massive venues seem intimate. The song "Touch Of Grey" is a 1987 single from their album called "In The Dark" --the Grateful Dead's last lineup returned intact for this album "In the Dark" an album that ironically thrust the band back into the spotlight on the strength of the bands lone Top 40 single "Touch of Grey." (👂🍬) Thanks guys loved the reaction thanks
Lyricist Robert Hunter was inducted as well.
Long live the Grateful Dead! ❤️💀⚡️
Oooh. Okay. Let’s go!✌️😊🌼🦋
The Dead were master improvisers and they almost never played a song the same way twice. Go listen to some of the concert tapes and here how they morph the songs over time. I came to the Dead late when I joined a band that did a lot of Dead tunes and I had to learn the catalog in self defense because they'd morph one song into another on stage (like the Dead). Watch out, it's a deeeep rabbit hole you could fall into, checking out the Grateful Dead experience :).
very special case...an elderly woman sold 400 cassettes of their concerts from the 60s to the 90s and it was almost rich out...about 60% of Americans have seen them...an urban myth maybe...they have sold more tickets than the Stones in the USA...very American very folk rock psychedelia for Europe...historical group anyway. 7:34
Go Laa, Go Chee! Funky Folk rock. Just keep rolling on…
Hippies LSD and rock-and-roll= the Grateful Dead. They would do 4 to 5 hour live shows.🤯✌️
The Grateful Dead!
This song will never die.
The varied backgrounds of the original line-up make the Dead the quintessential American band.
Jerry Garcia started out with bluegrass and jug band, Phil Lesh had degree in classical music, Pig Pen's father was an R&B dj.
Kreutzmann was a straight-ahead rock&roll drummer, Bobby was a local kid learning to play, soaking it all up like a sponge.
All these influences led to a wide variety of American music.
When you ask who is the singer, at that point it is Bob Weir. They all sing on this track though they really worked hard to get the vocals right.
Hanging out and jamming is what the dead is about.
This album is worth a track by track listen.
This song is basically a list of things that happened on the previous tour.
La, Che and the Dead. Excellent. Terrapin Station should be your next Dead album. The title song is a hat tip to prog and is very Carribean. 🙏🍁
Perfect way to start my morning!
Great old song from the 70s Grateful Dead. It sounds like the life of a long-Haul Trucker driving to all of these different cities and having all of these adventures along the way.
Thanks guys.
Greatful Dead songs are infectious.
You can't go wrong with the Dead, whether you want a shorter pop hit or a 30 minute jam they did it all.
One of their best. I love the songs like Touch of Grey and Going to Hell in a Bucket.
I've been a fan of the Grateful Dead since the mid 70s. I don't listen to them very often, but when I do, I'll usually binge on their music for a few days. They have so many unique songs and an unmistakable sound. That particular album, American Beauty, is a classic. My favorite album by them is the live Europe 72 album.
"Truckin" is one of my all-time favourite songs, period! I saw the Grateful Dead a few times in 1966-7 beginning in the summer of 1966 so I'm hooked on their first album...it's so evocative of that era for me...
My brother saw them live when they toured the first lp and I saw them 3 times in the 80s
RIP my buddy Grateful Bob.
Watching you guys grooving out to music that so many of us hold very dear to our hearts is truly special. You should really take the time to listen to their live shows. That's what it's all about.
Welcome home. The door has always been open.
American Beauty and Workingman’s Dead are the only two albums I owned by them but they were enough to solidify my appreciation for this band. One of the best ever.
The bass lines draw you in to... THE PHIL ZONE!!! Phil Lesh, the bass player, is a certified LEGEND. He was the only "formally trained" member of the band, having a music degree, which meant that he was fearless about diverging from a song's original form when playing live. Instead of the basic root/5th basslines common to rock, Phil would go off into a full melodic exploration, oftentimes for minutes at a time, adding melodic counterpoints to songs that never existed in the "original" recorded versions. Many times when the band started jamming, Phil was the guide the others followed, from song to song, gently pulling the rest of the group through key changes, tempo changes, different time signatures, all before hitting a Bomb, nailing them into a different song...
If you choose to explore more of The Dead, remember that the studio recordings are like an artists' sketches, beautiful in their own way, but not the finished work. The real magic of The Grateful Dead is in the live recordings. Thankfully, there were tapes rolling at pretty much every gig, so there's a LOT of magic out there. Admittedly, there's a fair few "off" nights, where the band wasn't firing on all cylinders, but there's an equal number of nights when the band was on FIRE...
SAW THEM AT RED ROCKS LATE "80's" and other venues!!
Love the verse "Lately it occurs to me, what long strange trip it's been". (Life's journey)
A true classic here. 💞💞🥰💞💞
Ain’t it a shame….indeed! A twisted, drug fueled story of life on road with the Dead! One of my favorite Grateful Dead songs….great story told as only they can…your reaction is right on! Thank you,fellas!
Classic!
On the cover of the album American Beauty the word Beauty is lettered so that it can also be read as Reality.
"American Beauty" album is national treasure. I have always liked this song, but I think there are plenty other songs in the album that tome are on the other level, but everybody seems to react to this song. To me, evergreens of this album are: "Ripple", "Brokedown Palace", "Sugar Magnolia", "In The Attics of My Life" and "Til The Morning Comes".
Another great thing about American Beauty is the SOUND of the recording - lot of great recordings came out of Wally Heider's studio in this era.
I've been a dedicated Dead Head since their first album. Saw them well over a hundred times. Saw the last L.A. shows they did before Jerry died in 95. Sad day in deed.
My brother was at the Soldier’s Fields shows. I was 10 and my family drove my brother and 5 friends to the shows. I remember driving through Shakedown Street thinking how awesome it was. Even though I missed out on seeing Jerry, I did end up joining my brother at Further, Ratdog, Phil and Friends, and eventually Dead and Co. Not to mention the 10 years of following Widespread Panic around the country. 😊✌️💕
Great reaction to a great song and band. My favorite is Estimated Prophet!
Yes. Excellent choice for the next song. Estimated Prophet!
A great song. And the historical flip side of Steely Dan's Kid Charlemagne -- Owsley's bust in NOLA.
This album has two of my favorite Dead songs, both beautiful and moving pieces of songwriting - "Box of Rain" and "Ripple."
The guitar picking in this song is so good!
Classic song from the Dead. La and Che keep on truckin Great reaction fellas! Appreciate you 🙏 ❤
LP Artwork for "American Beauty" which is also a Good example of a Ambigram. It Can also be read as "American Reality"
"Truckin' " is the source of the phrase "What a long strange trip it's been." A quick, true story about "Truckin' ". Hall Of Fame Basketball player and famous Dead Head Bill Walton was being interviewed during his Pro career about an upcoming playoff opponent. Interviewer: "Bill, what do you think about Houston?" . Without pausing Mr. Walton responded "Too close to New Orleans." Once a Dead Head, always a Dead Head. Rhythm Guitarist Bob Weir is the lead vocalist on "Truckin' ", he and Jerry Garcia would alternate during the shows, it's a lot of singing on a long tour. In the old days, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan was the main singer, but he passed on 3/8/73 from liver disease, he was a heavy drinker, at the ripe old age of 27, a member of "The 27 Club".
Thanx! Love to see young heads expand!
This was an anthem for the hippie culture back in the 60s.
Album released 11/1/70 😂😂😂
Awesome tune from an excellent album - there's not much to not like about this song. Great choice you guys, got me truckin' along here at my desk. Peace and love from Canada!
Rolling down I-40. Please Pray for our Cops and our Truckers 🙏🇺🇸🇨🇦
Autobiographical lyrics, mentioning their drug bust in New Orleans. Truckin' was an expression in the hippie days meaning just moving along, getting around. Nothing to do with trucks. They mention the doo-dah man, that's from a famous cartoon by R. Crumb, showing a bearded guy taking a big stride with the caption "Keep on Truckin'". Look it up.
oldie but goodie 👍👍😁😁
The ultimate hippy band.
Help on the Way/Slipnot/Franklin's Tower medley will give you guys a taste of the Grateful Dead's diversity-- it's more like psychedelic jazz fusion...
Yes - this!
Great lyrics, singing and an absolutely groovy shuffle. The entire American Beauty album is great.
Why is this STILL such a vibe 🔥
Love this freaking song!
The most popular band for live shows really only two hit singles (I think). This is one of them. They started an entire culture around their live shows. " I saw a Dead- Head sticker on a Cadillac" Don Henley...The Boys Of Summer.
Great song. Actually one of my favorite lyrics.
They're pretty smooth on this one. These guys do a great cover of Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried".
"Friend of the Devil" is another great one.
Now this is what I'm talkin' about! More Dead please! Maybe "Dire Wolf" or "Uncle John's Band" or the transcendent "Ripple" soonish?
Check out Pigpen singing on Easy Wind. It's a great one!
One of my favorites songs ever.
I am excited for this one. Definitely one of my all time favorites. I DO enjoy your reactions Let's take a listen.....
“What a long strange trip it’s been”.
Every day!!
I never saw the Beatles live, but I did see the Dead. Amen. So, the musicians in the band didn't write the lyrics. Robert Hunter was the main lyricist, and Jerry Garcia would sing those tunes (that he wrote the music for), and John Perry Barlow wrote lyrics which Bobby Weir sang. This came about because of an argument between Hunter and Weir. I believe Bobby would sometimes forget the lyrics which pissed off Hunter, so he forbid him from singing them. Bobby then found Barlow to write for him.
"American Beauty" and "Workingman's Dead" are arguably the two best studio albums in their catalog. They were very careful and meticulous in their recording and those complex harmonies you love so much. Both albums need to be consumed as part of essential Americana music.
Yessss, I just recommended they listen to both albums.
I agree 💯
Workingman’s is off the charts good.
First Dead album I bought was Terrapin, so that has a soft spot in my heart, my second was Dead Set.
Not sure it's arguable: Not only are they the two best studio albums in their catalog, they're the only two GREAT studio albums in their entire catalog.
I’m having flashbacks just listening to this song 🎶 😂😂
Saw my first show as a teenager in '81. Prophetic as always, it has indeed been a long, strange trip. Maybe at the end of the road there's a couple acres of grass and a low stage, and the band is tuning up...
Their song "Ripple" is one of the few genuinely spiritual songs in rock music
That's my beautiful Bob Weir singing lead on this one. ❤
Its a great band with incredible lyrics and hommie kind of sound. Good friend of mine has atleast 1000 live videos he personally taped in live performances. They designated a section for cameras and set up and off you go to your seat. Made a good living selling sid and spaghetti w/sauce lol
Can’t wait until you check out some of their live versions. ✌️😎👍
Live Grateful Dead is worth seeing.
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You guys need to start listening to live Grateful Dead
Yeah that's Bob weir, and Jerry. You guys are grateful 🍄🌍🍄🌁🍄🌹🍄
Great cadence....!!!
"Casey Jones" and "Touch Of Gray" are good too.
Crosby Stills Nash & Young taught The Grateful Dead how to improve their harmonies.
"What a long, strange trip it's been." Pretty much sums it all up...
yay!
It's the way Weir modulates his voice--he sounds like different people sometimes. The final verse and the chorus and B parts is Jerry and Phil. Also, get a live version of this song for a longer, better jam and guitar solo.
Bob Weir was the lead singer on Truckin. Jerry Garcia is the lead guitarist and vocals
What a long, strange trip it's been. Truth.
The Grateful Dead Anthem.... TRUCKIN!
You guys got to understand in concert the Dead played loud, really loud! I said LOUD!
Garcia and Weir both sang on this song . This was written by Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia and is biographical.
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I'd like to get some sleep before I travel but if you got a warrant I guess you're gonna come in what a great line
My 1st concert 😂 i was 13 and my best friend's dad was the biggest deadhead and snuck us in 😂❤